Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

czar

/zɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: czar
IPA: /zɑː(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)

noun

An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.

American usage; Informal

name

A village in Alberta, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Example Sentences

"Note therfore that Czar in the Ruthens tounge signifieth a kynge, wheras in the language of the Slauons, Pollons, Bohemes, and other, the same woorde Czar, signifieth Cesar by whiche name Themperours haue byn commonly cauled."
"To understand Russia, you have to dive deep into its history — boyars and czars, Pushkin and Pasternak, Stalin and Stalingrad."
"drug czar"
"cyberczar"
"The federal mental health czar is calling for more money to expand services to help people suffering amid the social isolation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. English czar See tsar. The spelling czar, the older spelling in English, comes from the book Notes on Muscovite Affairs (1549) by Sigismund von Herberstein. It was supplanted by the alternative tsar in the 19th century.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

czars (plural)

Derived Forms

czarate czardom czaric czarish czarist czarlike czarocracy czarocrat czarocratic czarship

Phrases

border czar Czar plum if only the czar knew

Synonyms

tsar tzar

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce czar?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɑː(ɹ)/.
What does czar mean?: Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)
Where does czar come from?: Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisarazder. Proto-Slavic *cěsařь Old East Slavic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ) Russian царь (carʹ)bor. English czar See tsar. The spelling czar, the older spelling in English, comes from the book Notes on Muscovite Affairs (1549) by Sigismund von Herberstein. It was supplanted by the alternative tsar in the 19th century.

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